Paleolithic
Ancient River Classical
/Neolithic
Civilizations Civilizations
World
Empires
Ancient
Belief
systems
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100 pts
Earth Came into
Existence Around
What is Five Billion
Years Ago
The
Most important
development of the
Homo Erectus is
Language
Skills
 Many
Scholars believe
that during the Paleolithic
Age the relationship
between the sexes was
marked by
What
is General
Social Equality
 By
around_____________
years ago Homo Sapiens
had appeared in almost all
inhabitable regions in the
world
What
is 15,000
The
Ultimate source of
wealth in any
agricultural society is
What is Land
200 pts
Refers
to the Old
Stone Age
What
is Paleolithic
Written
language,
economy,
government, political
organization are all
examples of
What
is
Civilization
Transition
from
Hunting and
Gathering to
Agricultural
settlement
Neolithic
Revolution
300 pts

A major difference between Homo erectus
and Australopithecus was the ability to

What is communicate through language.

The most significant defining characteristic of
the Paleolithic era was that

What is Hunter a Gatherer
400 pts

Neandertal peoples developed a capacity for
emotion and feelings, which can be seen from
their

What is Cave paintings

Cro-Magnon peoples were

What is Homo Sapians
500 pts.

Neolithic society which flourished in China
between 5000 and 3000 B.C.E was known as
the

What is Yangshao

By about 5000 B.C.E., agriculture had
displaced hunting and gathering societies in
several regions of the world primarily because

What is Staple Food Crop

Cities first emerged from agricultural villages
and towns in

What is Tigris and Euphrates
100 pts
Uridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur and Kish were
all associated with

What is Mesopotamia

Egypt was united around 3100 B.C.E by

Who is King Menes

Creator of the First empire in Mesopotamia
was

Who is Sargon

Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed into

Strict Patriarchal Societies

Mesopotamian cultural and political brilliance
reached its peak during the reign of

Hammarabi
200pts

Later Mesopotamian people who around 1000
B.C.E. built large empire based on a powerful
army with iron weapons and who made
extensive use of terror were the

Who are the Assyrians

Mesopotamian style of writing was known as

What is Cuniform

In which society did women enjoy the most
freedom and opportunity

What is Egypt

Scholars believe that patriarchal social orders
arose because of

What is property and family fortune

Individual believed that the gods have chosen
him to “ Promote the welfare of the people
and to cause justice to prevail in the Land”

Who is Hammurabi

Besides the Hebrews, the only other example
of Monotheism from the Ancient world
occurred during the reign of
Who is Akhenaton

First simplified alphabet containing only 22
letters was created by

What are the Phonecians

Earliest known civilization in India was the

What is the Harrapan Society
300 pts

One of the Two main cities of the Harappan
society

What is Mohenjo-Daro

Did not produce social distinctions like in
Egypt or Mesopotamia

What is Harappan Society

One of the most significant reasons for the
decline of the Harappan Societies was

What is Ecological degredation

Most of the Information about the Aryans
come from the

What are the Vedas

Aryans referred to social class by

What is Varna

In Caste system the serfs or shudras came
from the Ranks of the

What is Dravidians

Aryan social caste system is associated with
warriors and aristocrats

What is Kshatriyas

First century work that dealt with moral
behavior and social relationships was the

What is the Law Book of Manu
400 pts

Destructive flooding of Huang He is
nicknamed?

What is “ China’s Sorrow

The First to attempt to organize public life in
china on a large scale occurred during the

What is the Xia Dynasty

Allowed the ruler to serve as a link between
the heavens and the earth

What is the Mandate of Heaven

One of the reasons for the collapse of the
Zhou dynasty was the inability of their
emperors to control the production of

What is Iron

Chaotic centuries of the Zhou Dynasty

What is Warring states period

In Ancient China_________presided at the rites
and ceremonies honoring ancestors’ spirits

What is Patriarchal head
500 pts

The Chinese began to make extensive use of
writing during the

What is Shang Dynasty

Most Characteristic artistic creation of the
Olmecs were

What is Collossal Heads

First society of Mesoamerica which founded
traditions followed by all later societies were
the

What are the Olmecs.

Mayan Story of Creation

What is Popol Vuh

According to the Popol Vuh, gods created
humans out of

What is Maize

The Spread of Products and technologies
between Andean region and Mesoamerica was
possible because of

What is Cultural diffusion
100 pts

Which empire held toleration towards its
subject peoples

What is the Acheamenid Empire

Persian King who regulated tax levies and
standardized laws

What is Darius

Capital of the Persian Empire constructed by
Darius was

What is Persepolis
200 pts

The Medes and Persians ascended from the

What is Indo European tribes

Codified the laws of the subject peoples

What is Persian Legal Code

Center of Persian Communication network

What is the Royal Road

Battle from the Persian wars resulted in the
Persian loss at the Battle of ___________ 490
b.c.e.

What is Marathon
300pts

Decisive victory of Alexander of Macedon
over the Persians was

What is Guagamala

Empire comprising most of the old
Acheamenid state which was taken over after
Alexander the Great was

What is Seleucid

Social structure of the Medes and Persians
were similar to

What is Aryans

Collection of Confucian sayings and teachings
is known as the

What is Analects
400 pts

Formed a throughly practical and secular
approach to life

Who is Kong Fuzi

Chinese Concept of Filial Piety

What is Xiao

Kong Fuzi believed that political and social
harmony arose from

What is Proper ordering of social
relationships

Who stated human nature was essentially
good

Who is Mencius

Founder of Daoism

Who is Laozi

Criticized social activism

What is Doaism

The school of philosophical thought which
was in the end responsible for the unification
of China

What is Legalism

First Ruler to Unite China

Who is Qin Shihuangdi

Founder of Han Dynasty

Who was Liu Bang
500 pts

Carried out reforms, know as the “Socialist
emperor”

What is Wang Mang

Epic poem that deals with the war to capture
troy

What is Illiad

This is referred as a city-state

What is a Polis

Society who maintained military and
discipline

What are the Spartans
Golden Age of the Greeks ended after the

What is the Peloponnesian War

Believed philosophers relied on their senses

Who is Aristotle

Believed in Human Reason

Who is Socrates

Hellenistic philosophies considered all human
beings to be members of a single , universal
family

What is Stoics
100 pts

Rome was dominated by the early

What is Etruscans

Patricians elected two

What is Consuls

Rome’s monumental struggle with the
Carthaginians was known as

What is the Punic Wars
200 pts

Enormous plantations worked by slaves

What is Latifundia

Tribune who led land reforms led to his
assassination in 132 b.c.e. was

Tiberus Gracchus

Romans had a long tradition of written law
and the creation of the

What is 12 tables

This Means Roman Peace

What is “ Pax Romana”

Was a monarchy disguised as a republic

What is Government established by Augustus.
300pts.

After the Collapse of the Mauryan Empire,
India became

What is regional kingdoms

Much of the responsibility for maintaining
social order in India fell to the

What is the Jati
400 pts.
• Conflict between Athens and Sparta

What is Peloponnesian War
◦ Great Conqueror, took over Asia, Persian Empire,
territory to borderlands of India
◦ Spread Greek Culture throughout Eurasia

Who is Alexander the Great
500 pts
◦ Too Much expansion
◦ Caused Social Problems, Civil wars
◦ Solidification of Leadership under single hand

What is the Collapse of the Roman Republic
100 pts

Took place through human contact,
throughout trade routes, such as the silk
road, and missionary work.

What is Buddhism

was the founder of Buddhism and is
commonly referred to as “the Buddha”.

Who is Siddhartha Gautama

monotheistic religion, worship God and the
son of God, Jesus Christ.

What is Christianity

Responsible for the Spread of Christianity

Who is Paul Tarsus
200 pts
Believed:
- Pursuit of personal character and ethics.
- respect for social superiors
- Hierarchy
- If ruler does right, people will follow

Who is Kong Fuzi

This Religion enforced Roles for Women such as
◦ Women serve men
◦ produce sons, and household duties.
◦ In return for serving men, they were treated with respect to
a degree.
◦ Educated on self discipline, etiquette, relationships with inlaws, household management, humbleness, and chastity.
◦ Could only have one husband

What is Confucianism

believe in deities that represent the beliefs
of Daoism, but for current purposes we will
call them gods

What is Daoist



Founded by Laozi in the late Eastern Han
Dynasty (250-220 BCE)
It was developed during the warring states
period
Tao translates to the way

What is Daoism
300 pts
Brahma- creator of reality
Vishnu- aka Krisha preserver of creations
Shiva- destroyer
These gods represent what Ancient Religion?

What is Hinduism

The Torah is the major text of what Ancient
Belief system

What is Judaism

Christianity was spread by the embracement
of what emperor

Who is Constantine 1

Roman Emperor who made Christianity a
state religion

Who is Theodosius
400 pts

Belief and worship of multiple gods

What is polytheism

Egypt, Rome, Greece are all examples of

What is Polytheistic Societies

legendary twins rescued by a she-wolf;
founded Rome in 753 B.C.E.

Who is Romulus and Remus


Educator and political advisor
Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his
disciples

Who is Confucius




Ren--a sense of humanity, kindness,
benevolence
Li--a sense of propriety, courtesy, respect,
deference to elders
Xiao--filial piety, familial obligation
Cultivate personal morality and junzi for
bringing order to China

What is Confucian Values


The doctrine of practical and efficient
statecraft No concern with ethics and morality
No concern with the principles governing
nature

What is Legalism
500 pts

Inspired by the Upanishads: everything in
universe has a soulStriving to purify one's
selfish behavior to attain a state of
blissPrinciple of ahimsa, nonviolence toward
all living thingsToo demanding, not a
practical alternative to the cult of the
brahmans

What is Jainist


A short poetic work: dialogue between Vishnu
and warrior
Illustrated expectations of Hinduism and
promise of salvation

What is The Bhagavad Gita


Achieve salvation through meeting caste
responsibilities
Lead honorable lives in the world

What is Hindu Ethics